Write a 1 page essay on Korean Myth.Ancient Koreans bear was considered an animal, which was an ancestor of humans. It is stated in the Tangun myth. Cock, magpie, frog, snail, dragon, god were also to

Write a 1 page essay on Korean Myth.

Ancient Koreans bear was considered an animal, which was an ancestor of humans. It is stated in the Tangun myth. Cock, magpie, frog, snail, dragon, god were also totems. In the middle ages toad, centipede, snake, pig, earthworm were mythologized. The characters like unicorm-cilin, Bird Feng were adopted from Chinese mythology (Chinese myths).

Cult mythology appeared in Korea with the penetration of religious and philosophic systems of Buddhism, Daoism and Confucianism from China. Many gods and spirits of the primitive religion entered Buddhist pantheon and were re-considered. In the state Silla unique Buddhist myths and legends were created, which differed from Indian and Chinese. Confucianism brought the cult of ancestors and heroes and the legendry about mythological and legendary rulers, perfect personalities, chaste women. Different sacrifices to their spirits were made in confucianist temples of Korea (Korean